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US ice cream makers say they'll stop using artificial dyes by 2028

US ice cream makers say they'll stop using artificial dyes by 2028

Ice cream makers representing about 90% of the U.S. supply of the frozen treat have pledged to remove artificial dyes from their products in less than three years, federal health officials said Monday.
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Federal Court of Appeal to hear arguments in B.C. ostrich farm avian flu case

Federal Court of Appeal to hear arguments in B.C. ostrich farm avian flu case

OTTAWA — The B.C. ostrich farmers who lost dozens of birds in an outbreak of avian flu last winter will be heading to the Federal Court of Appeal on Tuesday as they try to stop the remainder of their herd from being culled.
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New York clerk again refuses to enforce Texas judgment against doctor who provided abortion pills

New York clerk again refuses to enforce Texas judgment against doctor who provided abortion pills

A county clerk in New York on Monday again refused to file a more than $100,000 civil judgment from Texas against a doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to a Dallas-area woman.
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More elderly Americans are choking to death. Are these devices the answer?

More elderly Americans are choking to death. Are these devices the answer?

NEW YORK (AP) — It was the scariest choking incident David Palumbo had ever seen. The 88-year-old man had been dining at a Providence, Rhode Island, Italian restaurant in September 2019.
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How to read Environment Canada's air quality index and find out if you're at risk

How to read Environment Canada's air quality index and find out if you're at risk

Wildfire season is upon us once again, and smoke is reducing air quality through swaths of the country. Environment Canada suggests people check the Air Quality Health Index daily to determine how much time to spend outside.
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A Berlin doctor goes on trial, accused of murdering 15 patients

A Berlin doctor goes on trial, accused of murdering 15 patients

BERLIN (AP) — A German doctor went on trial in Berlin Monday, accused of murdering 15 of his patients who were under palliative care.
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US aid cuts halt HIV vaccine research in South Africa, with global impact

US aid cuts halt HIV vaccine research in South Africa, with global impact

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Just a week had remained before scientists in South Africa were to begin clinical trials of an HIV vaccine, and hopes were high for another step toward limiting one of history's deadliest pandemics. Then the email arrived.
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Obesity rates in Canada increased faster during pandemic than in previous 11 years

Obesity rates in Canada increased faster during pandemic than in previous 11 years

TORONTO — A new report says the prevalence of obesity increased faster during the COVID-19 pandemic than it did over the course of more than a decade beforehand, specifically in young adults.
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Horse euthanized after injury during chuckwagon race at Calgary Stampede

Horse euthanized after injury during chuckwagon race at Calgary Stampede

CALGARY — Officials from the Calgary Stampede say a horse that was hurt during a chuckwagon race on Saturday has been euthanized. A Stampede spokesperson says a horse on Chad Fike’s team sustained a racing injury during the eighth heat.
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Charges dropped against Utah doctor accused of throwing away $28,000 in COVID vaccine doses

Charges dropped against Utah doctor accused of throwing away $28,000 in COVID vaccine doses

The federal government on Saturday dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines , giving children saline shots instead of the vaccine and selling faked vaccination cards. U.S.
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